Fracture properties analysis and discrete fracture network modelling of faulted tight limestones, Murge Plateau, Italy

Italian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 55-67

  Zambrano, Miller ^a,c   Tondi, Emanuele ^a,c   Korneva, Irina ^a,c   Panza, Elisa ^b,c   Agosta, Fabrizio ^b,c   Janiseck, Jean Michel ^d   Giorgioni, Maurizio ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c Reservoir Characterization Project (Wwwrechprojectcom)   (Italy)

^d Total E and P Italia   (Italy)

^e Shell Italia E and P SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apulian Platform; Fault permeability; Fault zones; Fracture porosity; Stochastic modelling

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DAMAGE; FAULT; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE; FRACTURE NETWORK; HOST ROCK; LIMESTONE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ITALY; MURGIA; PUGLIA;

EID: 85006964774     PISSN: 20381719     EISSN: 20381727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2014.42     Document Type: Article

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